Life in the time of #COVID | Valiant Scribe 2/3

Jun 21, 20201 min read

Zep Tepi, a Poem by Amanda Ellis

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' It’s unprecedented She types furiously on her cell The only friend that doesn’t have to...

A New Paradigm: Drive-Free Lunches, a Short Story by Rick Blum

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Jun 17, 20203 min read

A New Paradigm: Drive-Free Lunches, a Short Story by Rick Blum

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' For more than a dozen years our monthly routine has been the same. Steve would motor up...

Fashion Week, Milan 2020, a Poem by Donna Pucciani

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Jun 14, 20201 min read

Fashion Week, Milan 2020, a Poem by Donna Pucciani

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' The invisible seed of dread dwells in the strap of a stiletto sandal clicking down the...

Viral Logic, a Short Story by Susan Hodara

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Jun 10, 20202 min read

Viral Logic, a Short Story by Susan Hodara

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' I’m not going to get the virus. And if I do get it, I’m going to recover. I’m not going...

Essential Worker, a Poem by Linda M. Crate

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Jun 7, 20201 min read

Essential Worker, a Poem by Linda M. Crate

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' I am green with envy for the girl months ago with narry a worry or a care, but now this...

Mutability in a State of Emergency, a Short Story by Bob Beagrie

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Jun 3, 20202 min read

Mutability in a State of Emergency, a Short Story by Bob Beagrie

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' The Pre-Assessment waiting room is quiet today, hardly surprising given the situation,...

Welcome to My Reality (A Cancer Survivor on COVID-19), a Poem by Bradley W. Buchanan

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May 31, 20201 min read

Welcome to My Reality (A Cancer Survivor on COVID-19), a Poem by Bradley W. Buchanan

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' you didn’t ask me the way to this place or enter it willingly at first but here we are...

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May 27, 20202 min read

How Many Miles, a Poem by Jane Burn

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' I am so very, very far away from you. I Google how many miles there are between us, if...

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May 24, 20201 min read

Pandemic, a Poem by Bryant Smith

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' the man in a shirt the color of the sky it has several pockets embroidered detail like...

8 Fun Activities to Do While Quarantined due to COVID-19, a Poem by Marc Cid

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May 20, 20202 min read

8 Fun Activities to Do While Quarantined due to COVID-19, a Poem by Marc Cid

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Sing along to that wonderful cover of “Imagine” by John Lennon, performed by an ensemble...

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May 17, 20202 min read

Resist the Urge, a Poem by Sueann Wells

As cities around the world gradually ease shelter-in-place restrictions, we must remember to resist the urge to act irresponsibly.

Blowing Out. a Short Story by Bob Beagrie

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May 10, 20203 min read

Blowing Out. a Short Story by Bob Beagrie

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' My Dad is building a wall. Twirling bricks in the air, bedding them down in a...

Outdistanced, a Poem by Bradley W. Buchanan

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May 6, 20201 min read

Outdistanced, a Poem by Bradley W. Buchanan

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' Who will distance themselves the most from all this grotesque interpersonal mess? I...

March Madness 2020, a Poem by Cathy Warner

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May 3, 20202 min read

March Madness 2020, a Poem by Cathy Warner

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' This year there was no lion. You came calling with striped camellias bushed twelve feet...

The Wisdom of Liliuokalani, a Short Story by Luisa Kay Reyes

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Apr 29, 20204 min read

The Wisdom of Liliuokalani, a Short Story by Luisa Kay Reyes

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' When we moved to the small village of Hartville, in Northeast Ohio to live with my...

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Apr 26, 20201 min read

Coronavirus, a Poem by Mick Yates

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' when this has all passed when this is old news and long forgotten when we reflect upon...

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Apr 22, 20202 min read

Alejandra, a Poem by Aliza Epstein

For the collection: Life in the time of #COVID' Pink, green, and blue acrylic paint colors stain her palms and the tips of her...

A Few Thoughts on Isolation, a Poem by Melissa St. Pierre

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Apr 19, 20202 min read

A Few Thoughts on Isolation, a Poem by Melissa St. Pierre

For the collection: 'Life in the time of #COVID' My university is closed. I’m working from home. I’m behind in almost every way...

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Apr 15, 20204 min read

Virus Angst, a Poem by E.H. Davis

An Intriguing and upbeat story – maybe even funny – the antidote

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Apr 12, 20202 min read

An Onslaught, a Poem by Melanie Han

Life changes as the repercussions of the virus and the fear it stirs affects reality.